GDT slump damper for dairy farm freedom

Weakening world dairy markets greeted the EU’s removal of milk quotas yesterday.
GDT slump damper for dairy farm freedom
Thu, 02 Apr, 2015 - 01:00
Stephen Cadogan

Irish farmers got a taste of the volatility to come, when the average product price slumped 10.8% in the GlobalDairyTrade auction for internationally traded commodity dairy products.

It’s the second of seven GDT auctions in which dairy product prices decreased, following a mini-recovery in world milk prices since early February.

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